Region’s top directors revealed
THE Institute of Directors (IoD) has unveiled the shortlist of business leaders who will compete for its Director of the Year awards.
The winners will be revealed at a gala dinner at Leeds Civic Hall onJune 30, hosted by broadcaster Danni Hewson. They will then go forward to the national IoD Director of the Year finals.
The judging panel was chaired by Richard Tuplin, managing director of Jelf Insurance Partnership.
He said: “These awards were devised to recognise the very best of the best and, once again, our shortlist is of the highest calibre. We’re looking forward to an excellent awards evening, where the region’s top businesses will gather to celebrate and recognise outstanding leadership in the boardroom.”
Entertainment at the awards will be provided by talented vocalist Beverley Savarin.
Awards sponsors are GE Capital, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds City Council, Topic UK, UKTI and Vista.
The shortlist is:
Yorkshire and the North East
Large Company
Herwig Vennekens, Dunhills (Pontefract)
Ibrahim Najafi, R&R Ice Cream
Mid-Market
Gillian Southern, Wessington Cryogenics
Joanna Robinson, Mansfield Pollard & Co
Mohamed Aslam MBE, Aagrah Restaurant Group
Paul Teasdale, Premier Technical Services Group
International
Ibrahim Najafi, R&R Ice Cream
Jon Geldart, Grant Thornton International
Public & Third Sector
Ammar Mirza CBE, Asian Business Connexions CIC
Helen Ball, Barnsley Civic Enterprise
Joanne Roney OBE, Wakefield Council
Tom Riordan, Leeds City Council
Yorkshire Small Company
Keith Jackson, JRI Orthopaedics
Peter Brook, Oracle Asset Finance
William Bottomley, Lifetime FM
William Sutton, Vista
Yorkshire Young Director
Adam Walsh, The Right Fuelcard Company
Craig Benton, The London Deli Co
Euan Craig, Exemplar Healthcare
Sinéad Sopala, Ramsdens Solicitors
Non-Executive Director
Peter Wilkinson, Unison
Qari Asim MBE, Makkah Mosque and DLA Piper
Terry Hodgkinson CBE DL, NCFE
